Editing Dune (section)

=== Dune: Spice Wars ===

A 4X made by Shiro Games; it is currently in Early Access and shaping up to be a fun head to head RTS. The visuals and sounds go down smoothly which make for an oddly relaxing game despite how much the game wants you to fight others in the ways the game offers: Military, Assassination, "Good" boy points (Hegemony), Economy, and Political. 

Military is what it says on the tin: killing everyone else's bases. A good army in this game is often just getting the biggest blob of the bestest units with support from some ranged stuff and then rushing in. However, you need to support the troops with Operations which are essentially buffs, abilities, debuffs, and more that can turn an engagement around. Operations are also where...

You find the Assassination victory condition! This is done by assigning agents (which you get automatically and some special ones gotten from quests) to infiltrate enemies (though they can also be assigned to either Arrakis, Spacing Guild, CHOAM, or Landsraad for bonuses to their respective resources of Authority, Manpower, Solari, and Influence). Data, gotten from infiltrating anyone, is used to pay for operations which may come with Solari costs in addition. That is to say that with every level of infiltration you get into an opponent's faction, the higher level of Assassination mission you unlock; the last one being the actual assassination of the leader and thus end of that faction.

Hegemony is just a resource that results in you winning one you hit 25k. Certain regions give you a flat amount, some buildings make it for you, and you get some by just playing the game. In other words, make sure to get it when you can and to play well.

Economy is not achieved by hitting an arbitrary number of Solari, but instead by buying CHOAM stocks from the CHOAM tab. More stocks get you more money which get you more stocks. If you own more than 50% of the stocks, you win.

Political victory comes from being voted into, and staying as, the Dune Governorship for 45 days; the position is acquired through the Landsraad voting system. If you meet the prerequisites, you can get voted into a few positions which give various bonuses with the titular Dune Governorship doing what I just said it did.